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Flora Colledge1, Maximilian Meyer2
1Department of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland.
Abstract:
The term "exercise addiction" has been used in the scientific literature since the late 1970s. It is used to refer to persistent excessive exercise despite negative physical, psychological and social consequences, with unsuccessful attempts to reduce or stop the behavior. In this article, the evidence for exercise addiction as a behavioral addiction is presented. Symptoms and psychiatric comorbidities are explained, and recommendations for identification and treatment of exercise addiction are presented.
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